Oolf-scobe device



E. M. STROUD.

GOLF SCORE DEVICE.

APPLICATION r1150 SEPT-13,1915.

Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

INOCI W I TNESSES;

INVENTOR.

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Jinan. m. s'rnoun, or .mnxmrown, PENNSYLVANIA.

GOLF-SCORE DEVICE. I

Q Specification of Letters-l'ate nt.

Application filed September 18, 1915. Serial No. 50,490.

To all whom it may concern: 5

Be it known that I, EDGAR M. STROUD,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Jenkintown, in'the .county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and-useful Improved Golf-Score Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention, generally speaking, relates to score cards but has more particular relation, to a device calculated for use by golfers in keeping an accuraterecord' of strokes taken in negotiating the various holes of a golf links.

The principal objects of the present invention reside in the providing of a device of this character so shaped and proportioned that it may be readily carried upon the person; in the providing of a comparatively inexpensive, strong, durable and efficient scoring device; and in the providing of a device which, may be readily used as an ad- I vertising mediums Other and further objects of the invention reside in the providing of certain new and novel arrangements and combinations of parts as will hereinafter more fully appear.

The invention consists of the im I'OVB. ments hereinafter described and finally claimed. w p

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part hereof and in which:

Figure 1, is a v1ew in elevation illustrating one face of the scoring device. Fig. 2,-

is a similar view of the opposite face, a

- portion thereof being broken away to illustrate a detail of. construction. Fig. 3,3is an edge view of the scoring device, and Fig. 4, is a similar view of the about to be assembled;

In the drawings,there is disclosed a physical embodiment of the invention, the same being designed in a manner best known to me at this time for practising the invention. Obviously details of construction may. be varied. without departing from the fan 1 spirit and scope of 'the appended claims.

In the specific form 0 device disclosed in the drawings, the same is shown as embracing a thin, flat, rectangular structure calculated to be readily carried in the pocket of golfers wearing apparel, .as is customary with score cards now in vogue. Such strucvarious parts T ture, generally stated, comprises a backing element, two face lates, including complemental small scoring-disks, and a pair of I large disks or dials registering total strokes taken. The backing element, which is preferably made of relatively thick card-board or the like, is designated a, and is of rectangular shape. Fixed to each face of such backing element, as by eyelets b, or equivalent securing mediums is a very thin, rectangular card, referably of celluloid on ac count of its a aptability' for the purposes intended. These cards are designated a, and

d, the corners bein slightly rounded as at e.

Margina-lly consi ered, each card extends a considerable distance beyond the backing element a, and is notched as shown, the notches of the respective cards, however,

not bein disposed in register with one another. he inner face of each card, opposite each notched portion, is provided with a small rotatable scoring disk f, preferably of celluloid, and so disposed that a portion of such disk is discernible through a notched portion of a card. The exposed portions of the peripheral edges of such disks, which are serrated as at g, for ready turning, however, are so disposed that they lie inside of the marginal contour of the cards, see Figs. 1 and 2. This is so that when the device is Patented Aug. 1, 1916-.

being inserted within or removed from a I, golfers pocket, the disks of either set'be not accidentally displaced. The disks f, are rotatably secured to place by means of eyelets a, or equivalent mediums. Each disk upon its outer face has delineated thereon in the form .of a circle numerals ranging from naught upward as high as des red,

whereby in rotating agdisk; said numerals may register with theU-shaped portion h,

. of the notches before described. The portion It, of such notches is extended in a generally flaring portion 2', for finger tip accommodation so that the disks may be read- .ily rotated. Thus positioned, each disk, in

rotation, frictionally bears between a card 0, or d, andthe backing element d, see Fig.

.2, the "backing element, serving to space apart the twoseries of disks, however. Fur- .ther'as the two sets of disks have staggered relation one with another the disks of one set may be operated without accidental turning of the disks of the other set. A regulation golf course consists of eighteen holes, of which the negotiation of the first 'nine is termed out and the negotiation of the remaining nine holes as in. The card 0, for illustrative purposes has delineated thereon the words Out and Holes, and adjacent each disk f, there is delineateda numeral, which numerals range consecutively from 1, to 9.. The remaining small disk, which is designated f, is for register ing the number of points up or down of the player during the first nine holes. The card (Z, has delineated thereon the words In, Holes, Up Down and the disks 7, have arranged adjacent thereto consecutively numerals ranging from 10, to 18. The disk f", is a companion disk to the disk f.

Rotatably secured to the outer face of each card c(Z, is a relatively large disk or dial j, an eyelet is, being employed for the purpose. Each disk j, is marginally provided with graduations ranging from say twenty upward as may be desired. These disks or dials y, are used for computing the total number of strokes taken, as registered by the smaller disks, some suitable designation mark as m,'being present upon each card Md, to indicate the point with which the desired graduation shall register.

In a round of golf, the above described device is used as follows :The player upon holing out at #1- green moves the small disk corresponding to hole 1 upon the out side of the scoring device so as to register the number of strokes taken. This operation 1s repeated again and again hole by hole until the first nine holes are played, which in golf parlance, is termed the turn. The total number of strokes taken are then computed and registered by means of the be registered by disk f A record of the in or homeward journey is kept in the same manner so that when the player reaches the club-house, an accurate record may be turned in of the complete round. As at present practised, a-player provides himself or herself with a score-card upon which the score is kept by means of a pencil. It is frequently left to a caddie to keep the score for a number of persons, which procedure has its disadvantages as will be readlly understood. Further, pencils are frequently forgotten or lost and a caddie has to be sent back to the club-house to procure another. ,These and other disadvantages are successfully eliminated by the use of a scoring device as above described. The

device may be made very cheaply and ample space is present thereon upon which advertising matter may be placed, if desired, the advantages of which will readily be appreciated.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the class described embracing a backing element, a face-plate rigidly secured to each face of said backing element, and a set of rotatably mounted scoring disks for each face plate so positioned that the two sets of scoring disks have staggered relation and that the peripheral edges thereof do not rotrude beyond the marginal contour of a ace-plate.

2. A device of the class described embrac ing a backing element, a face-plate rigidly secured to each face of said backing element, the marginal edges of each face-plate being notched at intervals for finger tip accommodation, the two sets of notches having staggered relation, and a set of rotatably mounted scoring disks for each face-plate and so positioned that a notch is in register with each disk, the peripheral edges of which disks do not protrudebeyond the contour of a face-plate.

3. A device of the class described embracing a backing element, a face-plate rigidly secured to each face of said backing element, each face-plate being shaped and proportioned to marginally extend beyond the backing element an appreciable distance, the marginal edges of each face-plate being notched at intervals for finger tip accommodation, whereof the notches of one faceplate are in staggered relation with respect to the notches of the other face-plate, and a set of rotatably mounted scoring disks for each face-plate, so positioned that a notch is in register with each disk, the peripheral edges of which disks do not protrude beyond the marginal contour of the face-plate.

4. A device of the class described embracing a backing element, a face-plate rigidly secured to each face thereof, the marginal edges of which are notched at intervals to form combined finger tip accommodating and sight openings, the two sets of notches having staggered relation and a series of relatively small scoring disks rotatably mounted between said backing element and each face-plate and so positioned that a notch is in register with each disk, the pcripheral edges of which disks do not protrude beyond the contour of the face-plate.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

HELEN M. BYRNE. 

